Simple Issue: How do you create a message to send to a switch to turn it on

[mpovolo]

I have tried so many nodes with various formats of topic updates and switch, cannot seem to figure out how to create a node and input it to the Smartthings switch node and toggle it on.

Can you explain how to do that input node, type, format etc.

thanks so much

[shmidt]

I also have a problem with understanding how switches work.
Making a function node from example worked:

var msg = {
    topic: "switch",
    payload: {
        value: 1
    }
}
return msg;

But connecting two switches together with wire doesn't work.
Injecting number 0 or 1 to the switch doesn't do anything.
Seems like value needs to be renamed to number to make it work.
Also, it makes more sense to make switch type as boolean.

[mpovolo]

Thanks, that function node actually helped, I couldn't get that to work either and now it does. Thanks so much

[GoodGuyTaj]

Many thanks, I ran into the same issues!

[shmidt]

No problem ;)